Individual Travel to Burma
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Shan state
  For Myanmar people going to Shan state is like going to another country. The food is different,people dress another way,language is different. Many Shan people did not feel like being part of the Union of Myanmar. They still have an army of their own the SSA (Shan State Army) Other tribes like Karen, Wa and Pa-o also had or have their own armies. When I accidentally met with the SSA they were friendly and I was allowed to take pictures. When I was in the south the Karen army did not want pictures to be taken.The last picture is taken in the Shan palace where the Shan lord of the skies lived until 1962.The colours of the flag mean yellow for Buddhism,green for the fields, red for blood and the white circle represents the sun.